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How does sprint qualifying work?

Formula 1 will embark on unknown territory this weekend as the British GP becomes the stage for the sports’ first ever sprint qualifying. The format will take place at Silverstone, and two other venues – one European and one non-European. The schedule will look a lot different to what we’re used to on Grand Prix weekends with qualifying moving a day earlier to Friday. That means the teams will have just one hour to prepare for the session as it will replace Free Practice Two. Tyre allocation Pirelli will give the teams 12 tyres to choose from for the new weekend structure. The teams will be allocated six sets of softs, four sets of mediums, and two sets of the hard compound tyres....
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